https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23923
Summary: {{Special:Prefixindex/ function inadvertently exposes
questionably appropriate content on English WP and
elsewhere
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Special:Pr
efixIndex#Inappropriate_default_search.3F
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: major
Priority: Normal
Component: User interface
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
In fall 2009, some English Wikipedians surfaced an important issue, but
apparently did not find a way to get any action taken on their conclusions.
Summary:
The "Special:PrefixIndex" function, which is only a couple clicks away from any
page, by default includes a listing of all mainspace articles, alphabetically.
Thus, on English Wikipedia, it starts with "!!!Fuck You!!!", a thrash metal
album.
The Wikipedians discussing this suggested that the initial view of the
"Special:PrefixIndex" page should not include ANY articles until a search
string has been entered. Seems perfectly reasonable, but needs a techy to
implement.
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